NOUN | person | passer, passerby, passer-by | a person who passes by casually or by chance |
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person | passer | a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group | |
person | passer | a student who passes an examination | |
person | passer, forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass | |
animal | Passer, genus Passer | type genus of the Passeridae |
Sounds | pae'ser | |
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Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | A person who passes by casually or by chance. | |
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Synonyms | passerby, passer-by | |
Broader | pedestrian, walker, footer | A person who travels by foot |
Spanish | transeúnte, viandante | |
Verbs | pass | move past |
Meaning | A person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group. | |
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Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Meaning | A student who passes an examination. | |
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Broader | student, pupil, educatee | A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution |
testee, examinee | someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) | |
Verbs | pass | go successfully through a test or a selection process |
Meaning | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass. | |
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Synonym | forward passer | |
Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
Broader | ball carrier, runner | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play |
Verbs | pass | throw (a ball) to another player |
Meaning | type genus of the Passeridae. | |
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Synonym | genus Passer | |
Member of | Passeridae, family Passeridae | true sparrows |
Members | English sparrow, house sparrow, Passer domesticus | small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe |
tree sparrow, Passer montanus | Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow | |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
Spanish | género Passer, genus passer, passer, Passer | |
Catalan | genus passer, passer |
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